After Afghanistan: McGill veterans of the war look back
Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 11:15 amMeet three McGill graduates who put their lives on the line to keep the Taliban at bay.
World champ is a smooth talker
Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 2:18 pmMeet McGill economics student Joe McGrade, a young man with no fear of public speaking whatsoever. And he’s got the world title to prove it.
Yesterday’s News: March 1967
Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 12:49 pmMontreal’s Expo’67 attracted tourists from around the world. The man in charge of overseeing some of the exhibition’s biggest challenges was Robert Shaw, BEng’33.
A discovery with gigANTic implications
Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 11:13 amA McGill research team led by evolutionary biologist Ehab Abouheif has learned how to transform humble little ants into hulking super soldiers with giant heads.
Four trees out of so many
Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 2:40 pmMontreal tree expert Bronwyn Chester, BSW’81 has a particular fondness for the arboreal splendor offered by McGill’s campuses. Here are some of her special faves.
Northern cuisine
Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 12:14 pmEating healthy food is a challenge for everyone in our fast food world. But eating well is even more difficult for the Inuit, according to a new study by McGill researchers. “Inuit, in particular, experience the highest documented prevalence of food insecurity for indigenous peoples in North America,” states the study led by associate professor [...]
The lawyer that comic companies fear
Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 11:26 amMarc Toberoff, BA’77, is one of North America’s most influential intellectual property lawyers — and to DC Comics, he’s scarier than the Joker and Lex Luthor combined.
No shrinking violet
Posted on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 5:33 pmby David Savoie Anne-France Goldwater, BCL’80, is a one-of-a-kind presence on the Quebec legal scene. Her frank manner and shoot-from-the-hip style stand out in a world soaked in protocol and civility. It doesn’t hurt that she has a knack for court cases that grab newspaper headlines. Coming from a family of legal experts, Goldwater says, [...]
More moments that changed McGill
Posted on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 4:00 pmHere are some more suggestions for moments that changed McGill.
What I learned at the McGill Daily
Posted on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 12:46 pmWe asked several McGill Daily alums to share some of the lessons they learned while toiling at the fabled student newspaper. Here are some of their responses. “While my political views shifted significantly to the left during my year on the Daily, my passion for the night sky also increased. I enjoyed writing stories about [...]
